I change them as rarely as possible, only because I loathe the process. I'm fortunate in that my body chemistry is kind to strings -- I don't sweat acid like some people -- so I really only need to change them when they start flattening out at the frets. But, you're right, there's nothing like the sound of a re-strung guitar.
I remember Tommy Emmanuel changing strings every day! Once in a studio, I watched him changing his strings and he took them all off in one go, something I have always avoided because I had heard that to take them all off at once is bad for the guitar ... too much relief from the tension ... and that it's best to change them one at a time. I told Tommy this ... you should have seen the look he gave me!
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